I bought this y pipe on ebay last week and I got it in finally.

come to find out it's a cali spec y pipe and I have a fed spec car. They failed to tell me that. So I had to buy a bung cap and cap off the extra o2 sensor port. also the front half of the y pipe the 3 holes are big enough for the bolt to go into it. So I had to redrill the holes out to enlarge them.

I called the company up and told them I had to drill out the front piece of the y pipe and I had to buy an o2 bung cap. They said to take the y pipe off the car and they will refund my money. I told them no I dont want to do that I just install it and I want a partail refund or a discount or something like that. And the owner told me there is nothing he can do for me beside if I take it off and send it back to them he will give me a refund. I told him im not going to take it off and I want some sort of compensation. He also stated for me to go ahead and file a claim with paypal and the only way im going to win is if I send him back the y pipe. So I replied by telling him that im going to contact the better bussiness bureau. He then said go ahead and dont call back here and hung up on me.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Heade...spagenameZWDVW

So my advice to fellow maxima.org member is not to buy this product from this horrible company on ebay.

 

he offered to give you a full refund, which is pretty reasonable...

you should have called him before you installed it, and done that.

 

so you installed the y-pipe. now you want money back for a part that you plan to keep?
i wouldnt give you any money either. unless they see the y-pipe, there is no proof that there is anything wrong with it.
can you prove that you ordered the correct y-pipe? does the receipt say cali or fed spec? the y-pipe in all those pictures are cali spec. it appears to me that you didnt know the difference and ordered the wrong one but want to blame them.

the Better Business Bureau will not help you.

you say that they are a horrible company but fail to provide any proof. i see nothing wrong with the way they conducted business with you.

 

I didnt know it was going to fit my car. I bought something under the impression that it's going to fit. I removed the stock y pipe. And then I loosely installed the rear half of the y pipe. Next I went to install the front half to the front exhaust manifold and to the rear half of the y pipe. This is when I noticed that the front half bolt holes arent big enough to attach to the rear half. This is also when I noticed that there are 3 o2 sensor bungs.

The invoice says Y pipe 89-01 nissan maxima/infiniti I-30 3.0L & 3.3L

 

But the point is that you already modified and installed a part yet you expect to be refunded for it? It just doesn't make any sense. Like sooner mentioned, if you had fully paid attention and looked at the pictures you would have realized that it was a cali spec y-pipe. You could have done the same the second you got the y-pipe in your possession. Besides, those are veeeeery minor inconveniences that shouldn't even be considered for refund IMO. Deal with it and move on.

 

 

Sorry bro but I agree.
I think in order to get a refund you have to give it back, so there offer was very reasonable

 

I kinda hate to say it, but I agree with the other .org members. It does however sound like the guy was a douche on the phone towards the end of the call, but by looking at the sale on e-bay he was bending in your favor. The ad says no refunds, all returns must never be installed and still in the box, plus there will be a 15% re-stocking fee (which is BS in my opinion). Knowing there is a fed spec and a cali spec, maybe you should have questioned the Japan Spec claim. Eight lines below that it even says "For more information call....." in bold and with the exception of the store name, the largest font used on the entire page.

 

bottomline:
did you order the wrong y-pipe? yes
is that the companies fault? no
does the y-pipe work? yes.
did you have to modify it to work? yes (but you chose to do that)

the companies did nothing wrong and owes you nothing
he may have been rude to you, but you threatened him even though he did nothing wrong

 

Don't count on Paypal to try very hard to resolve disputes either. Last time I got scammed and filed a complaint, Paypal sent me this reply from the seller claiming he sent the item. That was good enough for Paypal and they closed my claim and refused to reverse the charges.

 

how is the company not at fault for making a BS product and listing it as something that it is not

 

Its on your car right? Then who cares if you had to buy a plug? Get over it, you paid less than $200 for a SS y pipe. Thats a good deal and your lucky the thing actually bolted up to the precat and rear manifold with little more than enlarged holes.

 

they didnt make a BS product.
they made and marketed a y-pipe for a 3.0...it just happened to be cali spec. you didnt notice that from the pictures?
they listed a y-pipe...that is a y-pipe.
no it doesnt list it as a cali spec...but it also doesnt list it as a fed spec. you should have called to check...or just looked at the pictures.

when ordering something for a car that has to be made just right...spend more money and buy from an established company that has proven they make quality products for our car. you spent less money...and you got a cheap product. what did you expect?

 

exactly!
ive installed about 5 y-pipes and the problems he had are very minor. those things have to be bent just right. there isnt much room for error there.

 

the ypipe is for both cali and fed spec cars. that is why it came with the extra elbow to mate with the fed spec manifold. next time do some research. you get what you pay for. what's the big deal you drilled out some holes and it fit thats a lot better than the budget one that hits the tunnel. be glad that you get the gains from it and go on. quit *****ing

 

I have to go with the general concensus here. Looks like you messed up...can't really expect them to do anything. The simple fact that you modified the part and the seller was still willing to give you a refund is usually the sign of a really good seller.

 

AAAAAnyway...lol, how does it sound now that its on? You guys think its *better* than the budget Y?

 

I have a test pipe and this y pipe on here and its deff. louder. like motor louder not exhaust muffler louder. also the car rev's up alot faster now.

 

performance and sound wise...all y-pipes are the same.

 

i had the same setup on my 00 and LOVED the sound. pretty close to the infiniti G sound

 

ya I would say it now sounds kind of like a stock g35

 

I have the fedspec section from my y pipe (i have a topspeed ypipe and it looks identical to that pipe you bought) ... wanna buy it ?

 

So you're happy with the end result? I really don't see where the company really didn't pick up the ball, so if you are satisfied, we can edit this thread and move it to the vendor feedback section.

 

Nice, so i might just pick one of them up since i have a cali-spec and im sure it would fit lol, so for you experienced guys, why pay $200+ for a cattman or stillen Y when this is stainless(or so they say) and its $115 plus shipping??

 

Sounds like small issues that were easy to overcome. That's just the way it is modding cars.

 

To quote soonerfan
"when ordering something for a car that has to be made just right...spend more money and buy from an established company that has proven they make quality products for our car. you spent less money...and you got a cheap product. "

I didn't do squat when I hooked up my Cattman Y except extend an O2 sensor, which I read about before I bought it.

 

hmm that makes it tougher...cause your right, i dont consider myself skilled enough to put a Y in but i know a really good custom exhaust shop thats done work for me before that wouldnt have a problem with this one... still i'd feel better getting a "quality" product like the catt. Y but if fitment is the only issue...

 

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